Beginning July 1, Chicago’s hourly workforce are expected to see the first phase of a minimum wage increase from $8.25 to $10 an hour as part of the City of Chicago’s planned minimum wage increase to $13 an hour by 2019.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 11, 2015 1:13 p.m.
The long-awaited, much anticipated, Bloomingdale Trail—also known as the “606”-- opened to the public over the weekend with a ribbon cutting that included Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Sen. Richard (Dick) Durban (D-IL).
Congress approved sweeping changes last week to surveillance laws enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks, eliminating the National Security Agency's disputed bulk phone-records collection program and replacing it with a more restrictive measure to keep the records in phone companies' hands.
A judge last week delayed the murder trial of Marion "Suge" Knight after the former rap music mogul hired the attorney who successfully defended Michael Jackson against child molestation charges.
Gabourey Sidibe has been holding back.
The Oscar-nominated actress best known for the film "Precious" and hit TV series "Empire" is working on a memoir scheduled to come out in 2017. The book is untitled, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Wednesday.
In a statement issued through her publisher, the 32-year-old Sidibe said she had been writing since childhood and was anxious to share stories "too long, shady and impolite" for interviews. Her other movies include "Tower Heist" and "Yelling to the Sky" and the TV series "The Big C."
It is safe to say that students and staff at the Phoenix Military Academy (PMA), 145 S. Campbell Ave., are celebrating right now, thanks to a $6 million a federal grant the school received from the U.S. Dept. of Defense (DOD) for a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Leadership Academy Pilot Program.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 10, 2015 4:23 p.m.
Here is a bit of good news for hikers and cyclists. The western half of the Calumet-Sag Trail (dubbed the Cal-Sag Trail) in Chicago’s south suburbs is open for business.
By: Lee Edwards - June 10, 2015 4:19 p.m.
The Ill. House of Representatives Democrats proposed a $36 billion budget for fiscal year 2016 (FY2016) in May in response to Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “Turnaround” budget released in Feb. that included deep cuts to social services.
Eccentric high-end looks and commercial lines from the latest generation of emerging talent hit the runways for the industry event’s 24th year.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 10, 2015 3:22 p.m.
Eugene Jones takes the helm at the Chicago Housing Authority as the Acting CEO, replacing Michael Merchant who is leaving the post for other professional opportunities.
By: Lee Edwards - June 10, 2015 3:15 p.m.
Lisa Morrison Butler, will replace outgoing City of Chicago Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) Commissioner, Evelyn Diaz, upon confirmation by the Chicago City Council, effective Aug. 1, 2015. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel nominated Morrison Butler as Diaz accepted the position of President of the Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights.
Wal-Mart is hoping denim pants will raise the spirits of its more than 1.2 million U.S. store workers.
Taco Bell says it will serve beer, wine and "mixed alcohol freezes" at a new location set to open in Chicago this summer.
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 10, 2015 12:40 p.m.
Current president and co-founder of PFG, LLC, a private Chicago-based equity firm, Gary Gardner, son of Soft Sheen founders Ed and Bettiann Gardner, is amongst four new members appointed to the City Colleges of Chicago Board of Trustees (CCC).
By: Deborah Bayliss - June 10, 2015 12:21 p.m.
Star Jones, television personality, attorney, best-selling author and commentator, navigates the world rooted in her southern upbringing.
And now, after a successful 25-year television run, Jones says she’s found another “calling” in an unexpected industry. The former star of “The View” television talk show is currently a women’s and diversity advocate.
